Letters to the Editor - Nov. 5, 2012 -- Part 2

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Nov 5, 2012 at 10:35 AMNov 5, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Due to space limitations in print, the following letters appear only on the web

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President Obama believes that government is necessary to provide assistance when other sources are not satisfactory. Governor Romney believes government discourages reliance on self-help, friends, family and community.

President Obama marshaled the resources of the Federal Government to speed the restoration of services to those areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy and committed to assisting in whatever ways the federal government could to begin the process of rebuilding. His effforts were repeatedly praised by Governor Christie of N.J. a Republican supporter of Governor Romney.

Governor Romney asked us all to join his prayers and thoughts for the victims of the storm and turned his campaign event into a “storm relief event” to collect canned goods, flashlights and batteries for the victims of the storm.

When we vote on Tuesday November 6th we need to think about who we would want as President if our community was impacted by a major natural disaster.

Richard Filion

Somersworth

A resident of Lee, New Hampshire wrote to Foster’s to decry the “Neanderthal legislation” requiring residents to provide proof of residency in the form of a photo ID to vote, exclaiming the unproven and tired theory that to do so “will disenfranchise thousands and perhaps millions of eligible voters.” He goes on to identify “those of color” as targets of right wing extremists whose intent is to “steal elections.” In his opinion, these are the same extremists intent on trampling women’s rights, bringing guns into schools, and destroying our safety nets for education. As an American citizen, eligible to vote in the state of New Hampshire, I am not intimidated, but rather proud to provide proof of citizenship should the Secretary of State or anyone else request that I do so. No, I am not a part of any so called war on women, interested in carrying a gun on to school grounds, or willing to give up any hard earned safety nets for education. I simply fail to see the correlation. What I do clearly see is the claim that individuals of color are less able to obtain valid photo ID than anyone else to be an inherently racist claim. Those that maintain such a claim should be ashamed of themselves. To encourage voters to not just ignore, but to defy our voting laws, and to ignore follow-up Attorney General investigations is in defiance of the tenets of democracy.

Randal Heller

Barrington

Vote for Menear

I would like to tell you why I am voting for first-time candidate Roger Menear. He is running for State Representative for the Lee-Barrington seat, and Roger will serve New Hampshire well. As an entrepreneur and financial consultant, he has the experience and judgment to deal with our fiscal constraints in a responsible way. I asked Roger why he is running, and he said that he cares about the stability of our economy, our quality schools, and the scenic beauty of our state that draws so many people to spend their tourism dollars here. He is tired of the extremist bickering that we have seen in the State House in recent years. Roger will focus on the issues that really matter, and will not drag us down with partisan politics — unlike his opponent, the Tea Party favorite. Let’s keep New Hampshire beautiful, strong, prosperous and free. I am voting for Roger Menear, and I hope you will too.

Ruth Sample

Lee

Able, Proven and Uniquely Qualified

The county is a branch of our government that is geared to local service. It operates the Jail, the Rest-home and the Courts. How a Commissioner oversees these explicit and related functions and how much it costs the rest of us for a quality product is exactly why Catherine Cheney is able, proven and uniquely qualified to continue to her second term and why she will get my vote. Catherine was a dispatcher and a nurses aide for Hillsborough County, she installed and networked several NH town computer systems, ran her own business, and is currently also serving her fourth term as a Dover City Councilor. In just her first term, Riverside Rest Home received a 5-star rating, the County’s credit outlook has improved from Negative to Neutral and the budgets have been below the tax cap. Catherine supports Cooperative Extension with 4H, the Domestic Violence Unit, the Family Justice Center, the current direction and tentative agreements for the use of County Lands for new facilities for the Veterans Home and the Cocheco Valley Humane Society. All of this in her first term! On top of all these accomplishments, her directly- linked background experience and being the first woman in over 30 years to be a Strafford County Commissioner, I am sold and so would you be to see her dedication and love for the people of this County. She truly has a heartfelt respect for all the employees and all the taxpayers that support these essential services. On November 6th, I am voting for Catherine for Commissioner and I urge you to as well.

Dick Jazowski

Rochester

To the editor: Inauguration Day Jan 20, 2009 was a day of optimism and hope for the American People, and especially for Barack Obama. Despite the dire consequences that were the legacy of the previous President’s eight years, there was an expectation that elected officials of both parties would put the interests of the American People before personal and corporate agendas.

Given the character and vision of the man taking the Oath of Office, as well as the historic nature of the election of the first African-American to the presidency, there was the expectation that President Obama would have the presidential “toolbox” along with the “suitcase” full of nuclear codes in place on Day One.

In spite of the spirit of “hope and change”, the Republican Congressional and senatorial leadership was meeting on the afternoon of January 20th to pledge to make Barack Obama a one term President! ‘Let the obstructionism and gridlock begin’ was the mantra despite the turmoil created in the hands of the ‘Wizards of Wall Street’, their partners in corporate America, and the anti-watchdog forces in Congress.

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, it should not be remarkable to see elected officials working together on behalf of the American people with the President leading the way. This is their elected duty! The storm represented a meteorological anomaly demanding all governmental resources to ‘manage’. After November’s elections another financial anomaly looms, requiring bipartisanship and cooperation to prevent immediate catastrophe — so called sequestration.

On November 6 please decide to vote for those who will act courageously and lead us away from gridlock and obstructionism and whose private/personal interests mirror those of the American public. Local, State and National officials need to hear our collective voices loud and clear!

NH Voters can assure President Obama has the tools and votes to help preserve the Middle Class’ vital interests.

Nancy S McDonough

Rye

I am writing to encourage my fellow residents of Ward 3 Dover to support Janice Gardner for State Representative. I am impressed by her dedication and understanding of the way the legislative process works and her ability to get results to practical problems.

As a ‘volunteer activist’ in the NH legislature, she was instrumental in easing the regulations to allow more patient access to affordable mental health care. Asked for help by an elderly woman who was forced to give up her pet cat as a precondition to moving into subsidized housing, Janice worked with others to research and write a New Hampshire bill which was then taken as an example and adapted as a Federal law for subsidized housing.

As a ‘Dover Girl’ since her parents moved the family from Berlin to Dover when she was one, she has lived in the same home since 1968. Looking at her website www.GardnerforDover.org you will see that she has made a long-term commitment to our community by volunteering with the Dover Open Lands Commission and putting Tuttle’s Farm and an additional 150 in town acres into conservation easements for our future. She has been the owner of two small businesses, taught in the Dover schools, worked with the Dover Historical Society and a Docent with Strawbery Banke among her many interests.

As an experienced ‘volunteer activist’ and retired person, she is ready to start working on Day One January 2nd 2013, for us, the residents of Dover Ward 3 and the citizens of the State of New Hampshire.

Let’s give her our Vote

Catherine ‘Tinka’ Pritchett

Dover

Carol Shea-Porter Has Your Back!

Back in 201O our son and daughter-in-law bought their first home at a very reasonable price and a normal interest rate. After faithfully paying their mortgage for 3 years; they decided to try to refinance for an interest reduction. They were told that they didn’t qualify for the program because they had NOT defaulted on their loan. They were told the only other option was a loan modification through the HAM program, for which they applied.

Over eleven months, they experienced agonizing obstructionism, incompetency and hostility. They made well over 60 calls to check on the status of their application, most were unanswered. They were forced to submit their financial records which were lost, then found, then lost over and over again. They kept making their monthly mortgage payments on time, which they were told, were put into a “bucket. Unfortunately this action would also lower their credit score. In the meantime their original mortgage had been handed over to a third bank.

Consulting a lawyer, she reassured them that they were in much better shape than others and to go to court would cost a small fortune. Still insecure about the status of their mortgage; they turned to their Congressional Representative, Carol Shea-Porter and her staff, who sent the bank a letter of concern; letting them know they would be observing the process of their application. Her involvement accelerated the final resolution and completion of their loan modification.

They almost lost their home to an incompetent and now fraudulent bureaucracy; but they tenaciously fought back riding unpredictable ups and downs, eventually succeeding ... but with a big assist from their Representative Carol Shea-Porter, who unlike her opponent Frank Guinta, is not indebted to private industry, and the banks, Rep. Shea-Porter was free to intervene on behalf of her constituents in their time of need. It is so important who you vote for.

Henry P. James

Newmarket

To the editor: Rush Limbaugh was the first to say publicly (and to not be rebuked by Republican party leaders) – “I want to see him fail” Then we learned of a meeting on inauguration night where Republican leaders vowed to deny Obama any successes. All Obama proposals would go down — even those with provisions Republican had voted for before. Republican leaders would tolerate no bipartisanship.

If Obama is not re-elected it will be primarily because a majority of people think his policies haven’t corrected the Bush years’ disasters fast enough. How many will consider how our system works: “the President proposes, the Congress disposes” — that the way our constitution apportions power means if one other branch perpetually says “NO,” the people will never get to see a President’s policies actually implemented.

Leave aside considerations of how unjust it is to any elected leader to sabotage him, trip him up, and then say, “Look how unsteady he is on his feet. Now let our side take over again (though we caught our toes last time with every step we took).”

But do consider the principal that would be enshrined if this scheming is rewarded with Obama’s defeat: making your “adversary” — though duly elected by the will of the American people — FAIL provides an advantage for your party, however much the country as a whole will suffer from the consequences. If successful, this cynical, anti-democratic

Gary Smith

Northwood

Representative Susan DeLemus is Right for Rochester

In 2010, Rochester wisely voted to elect Susan DeLemus to representative them in Concord. From the first day, she has been serious about her oath of office and respect for the Constitution while looking out for the best interests of her constituents. She has been a strong advocate of making our government efficient and effective without unduly burdening its citizens with additional taxes and fees.

As Chairman of the House Election Law Committee, I took note of the way Rep DeLemus distinguished herself as a dedicated, hard working legislator and recruited her to be the clerk of our committee. The duties of that position required her to work late even after all other committee members went home. She always fulfilled that, and many other responsibilities, admirably.

The new commonsense requirement that voters show a photo ID at the polls was one of the important changes we enacted to insure the integrity of our elections. Rep DeLemus played an indispensable role in getting that law passed. She served on two different subcommittees which worked on that legislation and also sat on the Committee of Conference which negotiated with the Senate about the final language of the new law. Important systemic changes like that are only possible with the hard work and determination of legislators like Rep DeLemus.

It has been a pleasure and honor to serve with Rep DeLemus. I hope the citizens of Rochester in District 11 recognize what an effective legislator Sue is and how devoted she will continue to be as she represents her constituents in Concord. She has truly been an asset to me on the Election Law Committee and to the whole House of Representatives. We need her in Concord, and Rochester is fortunate to have the opportunity to send her back. Please vote to re-elect Susan DeLemus as State Representative.

Representative David Bates

Chairman House Election Law Committee

Dear Editor:

New Hampshire State Republican Committee’s last-minute, glossy postcard with Carol Shea-Porter photo-shopped as a surgeon is too much. What will they stoop to next? Show her as a GE head-honcho with a light-bulb in her hand and blame my last-year’s chicken deaths on her? (Truly, for those who have chickens, in February, 2011, a Teflon-coated GE light bulb gassed my chickens in their shed, and I warn flock owners not to use Rough Service Worklight 100 with their confined birds.)

Here’s the honorable Carol Shea-Porter’s wording on issues, about Medicare in light of the Affordable Care Act: “The health care law reduced payments to providers because their costs were higher than traditional Medicare, and taxpayers were being hit with the extra costs. That is where the so-called Medicare cuts were. There were no cuts to traditional Medicare, and seniors now see that the health care bill actually was a big help.”

As with their deceptive wording about Maggie Hassan and her school-provided housing (due to her husband’s principalship position), this Republican party in our midst and their out-of-sight corporate bankrollers (Granny D was on the mark, with walking for and working for “clean elections” as a dire need) feel no obligation to talk truth to voters. It insults the intelligence of our New Hampshire electorate that these demeaning and lying postcards are in our mail every day.

Voters, keep your wits about you. Read between the lines and get that you are being disrespected with these deceptions. Don’t vote for Republicans.

Lynn Rudmin Chong

Sanbornton

To the editor: We are writing in support of Kevin McEneaney, the Independent candidate for Strafford County Register of Deeds.

We have known Kevin for twenty years and know him to be an extremely hard working, creative and intelligent individual who devotes himself to a job and accomplishes his objectives. As a professional surveyor, and owner of a surveying company for 25 years, Kevin has worked with the Registry of Deeds for 30 years and knows its strengths and weaknesses. He would implement appropriate upgrades including digitizing of historic records, increase efficiency and ensure that policies and procedures are up to date.

Kevin believes strongly in preserving our natural resources and has been actively involved in land preservation efforts and many other community development activities.

We believe that electing Kevin McEneaney as Strafford County Register of Deeds will ensure that the Registry is in capable hands.

Rick and Stephanie Lund

Dover

To the editor: The elections are almost here and what scares the snot out of me is that some the candidates are going to be elected.

Pete Eldredge

Somersworth

It seems to me that are liberal and socialist friends of the good old USA have forgotten what built this country was capitalism and the attempts of an average everyday citizen to become wealthy or wealthy enough to feed their family and have a nice home car and needed necessities to have a nice existence. Again why is it liberals and socialists do not understand the word productivity naturally it’s time that they learned to understand the largest word of all which is economics, socialism is a disease that spreads economic disaster they should learn and understand that when immigrants came to this country they wanted to get rid of dictators socialism and Marxism they wanted to have a chance to become wealthy or have a substantial existence it’s a shame that 35% of our nation no longer understand this.

Somehow which I do not understand whether you like Mitt Romney or not he’s never had any scandal for anything of any substantial negativity or his family or his own existence I wish we could say the same about President.

Obama whose whole history is a disaster of radical Marxism and socialism , he doesn’t understand anything about economics at 48% of the country paying income tax, and whether you want all the government handouts there is absolutely no way possible that we can support people who do not have jobs, what we need to do is to get people back to work and let them have pride in themselves rather than handouts that the government has no way to pay, if Mr. Obama becomes president again the country without any doubt will go into bankruptcy he has spent more on the national debt then any 12 presidents, please use common sense and vote for prosperity and putting people back to work please vote for Mitt Romney.

Robert Ott

Barrington

I am writing to express my support for Janice Gardner, who is running for State Representative in District 15, Ward 3. Jan will bring to the State House years of experience gained in a variety of positions, both paid and volunteer. Please take a moment to look at her resume at www.GardnerforDover.org and I’m sure you will be as impressed as I am at how much Jan has already given this state.

Jan has held a number of teaching positions and will be a strong advocate for education, kindergarten through university. As a former member of the Dover School Board, I know how valuable it is to have people with knowledge and experience in education working toward improving our educational institutions. It is especially for that issue that I urge my neighbors in Ward 3 to vote for Jan Gardner.

Carolyn Mebert

Dover

Charlie Tyrell from Portsmouth lumped Maggie Hassan’s family in with a few other famous liberal families in a November 3rd letter: “ Since when have you read that Hassan, a Kennedy, an Obama, a Kerry, a Clinton child went to a public school?” I have heard Senator (soon to be Governor) Hassan mention her family and public education in just about every speech I have heard her give this year. (I have heard her quite a few times this year.) She has a wonderful son, now a grown man in his mid-20s, whom she is very proud of. Ben Hassan also happens to be severely disabled, and his mother loves to tell the story of his first day in school. A bus pulled up in front of the Hassan family’s house in Exeter to take him to the local grade school, along with all the other kids in the neighborhood. Just a few years earlier, her son would have been sent to an institution, but he was fortunate enough to be “mainstreamed.”

In all fairness to Mr. Tyrell, I must confess that I have probably only heard this story. I am not sure if I have read it anywhere.

NH State Rep. Timothy Horrigan

Durham

I have been amused by Fred Leonard’s attempt to discredit me in letters to you. I find it amusing that he had to find someone way up in Wakefield to stand up for him. Does that mean the voters have wised up to what he is or is not about?

First I would like to let the voters know that he supported (when he was there) a number of ALEC bills. ALEC stands for The American Legislative Council. This is a radical right wing think tank that has been sending out sample legislation for the extreme right wing factions in legislatures to adopt. (when he was there) he voted for a number of them: he voted for requiring a super majority for all budgeting decisions by the legislature; he voted for urging congress to privatize all aspects of Social Security, thus putting seniors at the mercy of wall street; he voted to override the governor’s veto forcing people to produce a photo ID before being allowed to vote; he voted for repealing New Hampshire’s participating in RGGI, the regional greenhouse gas initiative, among others.

I would like to point out that in the course of his tenure he missed 111 votes by my quick count. He was present to vote only 46.7% of the time. This should raise questions in the voters mind about his commitment to representing you!

I, on the other hand, believe that to serve in the legislature is a great honor. An honor like this demands a serious commitment. Sometimes it is difficult to get up and be out of the house by eight for a nine o’clock meeting in Concord. My commitment is reflected in my attendance record 98%. I will be there to represent you.

Rose Marie Rogers

Candidate for State Representative

Wards 1 and 6

Rochester

Who creates jobs

Mitt Romney claims that businesses are the only job creators, and government creates no jobs at all. Both parts of this claim are false. Businesses are not job creators; clients and customers are. Businesses are providers of goods and services. When there are customers for the goods and services, a business will hire workers to make and provide those products. When there aren’t enough clients, the business will lay workers off. A successful business is one that effectively matches its goods and services to the needs of a particular clientele, and makes potential customers aware of their offerings. Successful businesses do not hire additional workers when the prospects of additional clients is poor. Lowering the tax rate does not create more clients for a business in the short term, and hence, does not directly encourage a business to take on more workers.

Romney also claims that government does not create jobs. Leaving aside the millions of people who work for various branches of federal, state, and local governments, consider companies with government contracts, ranging from large defense contractors to small construction companies that help maintain our nation’s bridges and highways. These companies would hire far fewer workers if they did not have the federal government as a customer. Similarly, state and local governments contract with regional businesses to provide vital services to their citizens. However, if governments are starved for tax money, they cut services, and cease to be customers for businesses that contract to provide those services. In turn, those businesses lay off workers.

Cutting taxes on the wealthy is not the magic wand for job creation. It is more likely to leave us with slower employment growth, higher deficits, and lousy government services.

Peter Bixby

Dover

To the editor: I am writing to ask the people of Strafford County to consider voting for Leo Lessard for one of the 3 seats for County Commissioner.

Why listen to me? I have known Leo for 5 years which is far less than many people I have met.

Leo is very special to me and he and I have spent time getting letters ready to mail out for the primary and election, putting up signs and thinking about his campaign. Leo started this plan over a year ago.

I sat next to Leo many a day and evening this summer watching him paint over his wood signs from past elections and then folding letters, inserting ballots and business cards, but only after he had written a note on each one, signed it and addressed the envelope. He brought close to 4000 letters to the post office to mail on September 1st. He brought another 1500 letters to the post office just last week.

During this summer and fall, I have had the opportunity to meet and greet many people that have known Leo over the years. He has received multiple phone calls asking for his signs in their yard. Other calls asking for extra signs to give to their friends and family for their yards. As we stop to put up the signs, people invite us in and I am sure to hear a story about Leo over the years.

If I had a better memory, I’d tell you all the interesting stories I have heard. Instead, I can

tell you that I know Leo will bring the same strong work-ethic, respect for all he serves and detailed consideration of how each decision he makes effects each and every one of us. I know you can’t please everyone, but I don’t know another person in my life that pleases so many.

Please cast one of your 3 votes for Strafford County Commissioner for Leo Lessard on November 6, 2012. Thank you.

Elizabeth Black

Milton

I can’t believe some of the garbage I read here. This is a reply to “Charter Weeks” with his message on Voter ID in New Ham pshire.

To claim “voter suppression” simply by having others show an ID to vote is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. You may want to turn off MSNBC and think for yourself, with all due respect.

Could you please show me 1 person who doesn’t have a form of ID. Because this would mean, they don’t rent an apartment, drive, go to the library, fly, buy alcohol or tobacco, work or apply for a job, rent a video, are able to cash a check, etc., etc., etc. ... So basically you cannot function in society. And IF and I do mean IF, there WAS someone like that, I can assure you they have NEVER voted prior, nor do they plan on it now.

The complaint with the voter ID laws are coming from the Democrats only. However they are the ones who have been caught countless times committing voter fraud. Which is their only hope for this election. We have already seen this several times in early voting this week alone. Can you imagine the amount come Tuesday?

I can’t believe there’s one person on the planet who really thinks this is “voter suppression”. It’s just another way the Democrats hope to stop/slow a process by using the word racist.

These ploys are not fooling anyone. Nor does anyone care. You guys ran out of ammo crying wolf 1 too many times. Come Tuesday and we enjoy the landslide victory, we will RESTORE SANITY and common sense in this country. And for those who think it makes an ounce of sense that I need to show an ID to see an R-rated movie, but NOT to vote for the most powerful position on earth, I suggest you pack your bags and move to a place you’re more comfortable.

Brandon Small

Rochester

Foster’s does a great service for its readers when it lists candidates for office that the newspaper supports. Voters who care about the future of New Hampshire will use that as a list of candidates to avoid, to vote for their opponents, since Fosters has had an unerring ability to identify with the stinkers for decades (despite its misleading newspaper name). Thanks, Fosters!

Gwen Smith

Northwood

Rise with Romney & Ryan from the depths brought by President Obottom. Depths of despair, devaluation, deeper debt, decline, disarray, division, deceit, deception, derision, and deaths. Let us stand up and build up together and not order stand downs leaving ambassadors to die. Let us seek to unite the United States classless as Christ called rather than seed division between classes. We have a daunting but doable task after the election. If we go online and online with God, selecting a leader likewise inspired, we can grow with positive balances and surpluses of more than money. Reunite, rebuild, recover, reconnect, regain, and grow good with Romney, Ryan, and the Republicans. Participate and vote. Please.

Tony Fallon

Strafford

There was a time when people fought for the right to vote. Now I fear we undervalue the importance of voting. A lot of people are discouraged; they have bigger problems — the recent storm, losing income, illness. It’s easy to criticize the government, to say you don’t like any candidate but if we choose not to vote we are only punishing ourselves. Beyond that, voting as a way to express dissatisfaction is misuse of your valuable vote. We vote FOR someone, not AGAINST the other. I hear too many people voting against candidates by choosing their opposite. If you want change, email or write to our politicians — raise your voice. We don’t vote for change — we vote for the person most capable of listening to the changes we feel we need.

I am worried; I have spent over three years researching the pre-WWII history of Germany. In the early 1930s they had the depression as well as post World War I debts. Their government fell apart because they were overly fearful about their deficit and debts. They couldn’t agree who to tax, what to cut. Had their parties learned to work together there would not have been an Adolf Hitler, a charismatic, brilliant man with a selfish agenda that had little to do with making his country a better place — he wanted power.

I want a reasonable leader who thinks, not someone who talks tough (Romney) and who sounds like he is not averse to another war to oil his selfish brand of capitalism. America doesn’t have to be the most powerful nation to be the greatest nation.

Rose Ahrens-Mince

Durham

I attended the candidates debate in Somersworth last Thursday at the Somersworth City hall, and I have wanted to write this ever since. I was dumbfounded by Woods disconnection from reality and I was personally offended by her statement. Woods answer to the question, would she support or oppose a vote to repeal marriage equality in NH was sheer ignorance and bigotry. Woods stated that she does not support equal rights for all Americans because two siblings living together would not have the same rights as a committed, loving homosexual couple. Woods has no place in this century, much less in office.

David Holt

Somersworth

I write this letter to you on the Sunday morning before what I consider to be the most important election day of my nearly 52 years. We, as citizens and voters, have reached a critical fork in the road where we must decide to move down the path of what former President Bill Clinton recently described as, “Winner takes all, and the rest of you are on your own” or the path he called, “We are all in this together for a shared prosperity.” I know which path I choose and advise for my family and friends.

I view it as the highest form of praise that you have perceived four of my recently submitted Letters to the Editor to be such a threat to your obvious agenda and vision for the “Winner takes all” path that you decided to suppress the voice of a longtime paying subscriber and fellow citizen.

In an attempt to participate in our democratic process, I submitted the following fact-based (despite your paper not always allowing facts to get in the way of other letter writers), thoughtfully and logically written opinion pieces (i.e. Letters to the Editor) on the specified dates:

“Weeden-Gate?” Submitted 10/21/12

“Small Government” Submitted 10/23/12

“Marathon Man” Submitted 10/24/12

Home Sweet Home” Submitted 11/1/12

Foster’s, it’s your paper; you control the bully pulpit and have the right to determine what gets published in your venerable paper. However, allow me to say that by denying me my voice, like the Soviet Union Pravda, you have awoken me and filled me with even a greater resolve to fight for what I believe is right.

I urge all of you that choose to walk down the path of “We are all in this together for a shared prosperity,” to join me on 11/6/2012 in voting for President Barack Obama, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, Governor Maggie Hassan, State Representative Jim Verschueren and voting out Rep. Michael Weeden.

Wayne H. Merritt

Dover

Editor’s note: In order to give more readers they say, some very frequent letter writers were limited to the number of letters appearing in print.

Anti-Towns & Cities

Overspending at the State robs NH communities of needed funds for Education, Police, Fire, and other services.

Local education and essential services are harmed when the State spends too much. Fiscally conservative elected officials, such as Ovide Lamontagne, protect local budgets (and Unions) by spending State funds wisely.

Please vote to protect local spending. Ovide for Governor.

David K. Martin

Dover

Woods: No Conflicts

Phyllis Woods has no Conflicts of Interest, that would compromise her effectiveness as a State Senator.

Her opponent has several issues, where he should have declined to vote, as a State Rep. He still has these Conflicts of Interest, which would either minimize his effectiveness, and/or call into serious question some of his votes.

Phyllis Woods is an independent thinker who will not be compromised by Conflicts of Interest. Woods for Senate!

David K. Martin

Dover

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